Alpharetta, GA Resident Named Associate Director, Online Marketing at Ashworth College

May 2, 2012 - PRLog -- PEACHTREE CORNERS, Georgia –  Ashworth College (http://www.ashworthcollege.edu/), a leading online school and provider of accredited online education programs, today announced that Alpharetta, GA, resident Sigrid Geherig has been named Associate Director, Online Marketing for the online school.

Gehrig joined the Ashworth marketing department in 2008 as Senior Marketing Analyst. Since then her responsibilities have expanded to include managing email marketing via the Eloqua marketing automation management platform, developing and executing successful lead generation strategies for search engine marketing (SEM) and online display advertising campaigns, and managing the school’s media agency.

Rob Klapper, Ashworth College CEO, commented, “Sigrid has consistently been an extremely valuable asset to Ashworth College. She has excellent insight into online marketing and can always be counted on to deliver above and beyond expectations."

A 15 year veteran of online marketing and marketing research, Gehrig came to Ashworth from NetBank where she served as the marketing manager for the company’s small business banking product and online channel management. She is also the former director of partner marketing for Honeywell HomMed.

Originally from Tallinn, Estonia, Gehrig attended Concordia International University’s School of International Business where she earned a Master’s of Business Administration in Marketing and Finance. Outside of work, Gehrig and her husband have two children and still find time to pursue other interests such as tennis, gardening, and cooking.

About Ashworth College

Headquartered in Peachtree Corners, GA, Ashworth College, a leading online school, has built a tradition of excellence spanning 25 years, offering students worldwide more than 115 online college degrees, online certificate programs and online high school diploma options that are affordable and fit the busy schedules of working adults. Ashworth is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). The Accrediting Commission of the DETC is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency. For more information, visit http://www.ashworthcollege.edu.

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